US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Sept. 8 for "Package with locking mechanism" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,044, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Package with locking mechanism" was invented by Christopher J. Hession (Mechanicsville, Va.), William J. Bogdziewicz (Richmond, Va.) and Bipin Patil (Richmond, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A package includes a base, a lid, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes an arm and a flexible member. The arm extends from the lid and has a first engaging structure. The member includes a flexible rib connected to a base floor, and a second engaging structure and a contact structure on a rib outer surface. The member flexes in response to a...